District spokeswoman Lesley Weaver tells me that Gonzales has verbally resigned, according to board President Steven Jones. But a resignation is not official until it’s in writing. The noon board meeting is in session, with Gonzales absent, and the items being discussed have nothing to do with her arrest.

With a board meeting coincidentally set for this evening (it actually kicks off at noon with a work session) everyone is wondering whether Gonzales will show up.

And if she does, will she resign as some of her former supporters are now asking her to do?

I haven’t been able to reach her and don’t know. I did get ahold of board President Steven Jones this morning for his thoughts on the arrest.

“Iwas heartbroken,” he told me. “I think it’s a tragedy.”

But he can’t say what she’ll do either.

District officials discussed the possible road ahead at their Monday morning meeting. Under district policy, a trustee can resign in writing at any time. The rest of the board has to accept the resignation.

After that, the board has a few options: Trustees can appoint someone to take her seat until the next regular election in May. They can call a special election to replace her. Or they can take up to 180 days to make up its mind.

I’m heading up to the meeting. Here’s that arrest report after the jump. I’ll post any breaking news from the meeting to my Twitter feed below.

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